This one is for you Kim. Another day, another bird. While we were sitting on the patio this little hummer decided to swoop in and get a good look at Abbey. She spent a lot of time hovering low. I was really surprised that Abbey didn’t jump up and try to catch her. I guess [...]

[Read more →]

Where were you last night. (Yes, I know you are reading this and you know I’m talking to you) We missed you at the ATC swap. I guess this is a busy time of year because only 3 of us showed up for the swap, Yasu, Sharon and myself. Let’s all try to make it [...]

[Read more →]

Tonight is the live ATC swap at Mystic Paper and the theme is “Summer”. I got the idea that I’d like to do a card with snapshots of my happy summer memories and started a mental checklist of what should be included. One of my earliest summer memories is visiting my grandmother on her farm [...]

[Read more →]

This charming fellow is a Verdin. He stopped by for a visit this morning. I had my camera focused on the feeder because I had heard the high pitched chirp of a hummingbird and thought if I sat there motionless for a while I just might get a good picture. I was quite surprised when [...]

[Read more →]

I had some new visitors to the back yard this morning. There were two of these birds that swooped in. They are bigger than my usual House Finches and have thicker beaks. A search through my bird book and photos on the internet tell me that they are Abert’s Towhees. What I read said that [...]

[Read more →]

I finally managed to get a clear picture of a Hummingbird in my yard. This little fellow was busy flying around the orange tree and decided to stop and sit a spell. I had been sitting with my camera aimed at the Hummingbird feeder but the only bird that stopped for a taste was this [...]

[Read more →]